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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
141 AM CDT SUN APR 16 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71    131 PM  87    2002  56     15       68       
  MINIMUM         40    407 AM  18    1928  35      5       33       
  AVERAGE         56                        46     10       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.51 1998   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.47                      1.63   0.84     1.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.81                      3.91   0.90     2.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.58                      6.44   1.14     6.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1923   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.1   -2.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                       9.2    0.6     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      48.4   -0.8     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        19    -10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       332   -101      182       
  SINCE MAR 1   1166                      1310   -144     1192       
  SINCE JUL 1   6108                      6925   -817     6108       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        86      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        12      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2006.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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